Holding Devin in her arms, the boy’s mother thanked neighbors and searchers. “Thank you so much everyone, words can’t express how grateful we are, thank you.”

Devin was found in the home of Jeff and Claire Gill. They say they noticed a few things out of place, and started looking around the house. Claire says she found Devin under a bed with a carton of ice cream and a bottle of water.

They made sure the boy was OK and immediately called police.

State and local police had been using helicopters, search dogs and patrols to scour the woods and swamps near Devin’s home.

Devin’s father, Mark Frenette, told WBZ-TV that his son has gone missing once before.

It happened last spring, but Devin was found a few hours later playing in the neighborhood next to his.